Over the past two decades, large strides have been made in the field of planet formation. Yet
fundamental questions remain. Here we review our state of understanding of five …

The changing view of planets orbiting low mass stars, M stars, as potentially hospitable
worlds for life and its remote detection was motivated by several factors, including the …

Our understanding of planet formation has been rapidly evolving in recent years. The
classical planet formation theory, developed when the only known planetary system was our …

There is a long-standing debate regarding the origin of the terrestrial planets' water as well
as the hydrated C-type asteroids. Here we show that the inner Solar System's water is a …

Context. The explosion of observational data on exoplanets gives many constraints on
theoretical models of planet formation and evolution. Observational data probe very large …

Recent observations of extrasolar gas giants suggest super-stellar C/O ratios in planetary
atmospheres, while interior models of observed extrasolar giant planets additionally suggest …

Gravitational interaction between a planet and a three-dimensional isothermal gaseous disk
is studied. In the present paper we mainly examine the torque on a planet and the resultant …

In an attempt to develop a deterministic theory for planet formation, we examine the
accretion of cores of giant planets from planetesimals, gas accretion onto the cores, and …

The formation history of giant planets inside and outside the Solar System remains
unknown. We suggest that runaway gas accretion is initiated only at a mass of∼ 100 M⊕ …

Giant planets migrate though the protoplanetary disc as they grow their solid core and attract
their gaseous envelope. Previously, we have studied the growth and migration of an isolated …